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Goenka (U Ba Khin) · Residential centre

Dhamma Dipa

St Owens Cross, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom · Also called Vipassana Trust

Dhamma Dipa ('island of Dhamma') is an 11-acre property in farmland between Hereford and Ross-on-Wye, bought in 1991. It has about 50 single rooms and holds 130 students.

How to apply

Apply online through the centre's page on dhamma.org (in Nepal, start from np.dhamma.org). New students must first complete a 10-day course, and there is no charge.

What is taught here

Donation-funded 10-day courses taught with S. N. Goenka's recorded instructions, in the line of Sayagyi U Ba Khin, at centres in Nepal and worldwide. Read about Goenka (U Ba Khin).

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Sources

Details checked 25 Sept 2026. Course dates, rules and contacts change: confirm on the centre’s own site.

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